Manjar dos Deuses — Restaurant in Maputo

There are so meany really good things and there are so many really bad things that we loved and hated. First off, we will 100% come back for another meal. The food was fantastic and I enjoyed “almost” every bite.

That being said... we ordered the meat for 2 options as a recommendation from the server. Great presentation on the meal but looks isn’t everything. The meat only had garlic and salt on the top layer, so they were very salty to start and we didn’t know that we had to mix the meat to spread the seasoning. The grill puts off a lot of smoke and even when you sit outside it still give you the smoke in your face burn. We substituted rice for the fries and added beans. The rice was boring and barely room temperature and the beans tasted like the were heated in the can and poured into the bowl.

After figuring out how to season the meat, we enjoyed every bit. It was so tender that I could cut it with a fork. And the flavor was perfect. For some reason the meat s served with three mayonnaise-based sauces to choose from. We didn’t like any of them.

There are a lot of servers here and they are all helpful with the guest. Sometimes too much. We were asked 3x if we wanted dessert. The servers should be more helpful with each other. Our server brought the bread and butter out on a tray with our bottle of wine. After he put the food on the table he struggled to open the bottle of wine because he had the tray still in his hand. It would’ve been nice to see another server come by to take the tray so he could open the wine properly.

Make sure you pay attention to the menu because if you order the bread and butter your charge per person and they charge you for the olives and they charge you for the tuna. Some of these things you think would be included as a starter but...

Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (3/5)

Service: ⭐⭐☆☆☆ (2/5)

The service was disorganized. The waiters took a while to notice us and were slow to take orders. They forgot to ask about drinks—we had to call them later. The waitress seemed distracted, left mid-conversation, and ran off to another table. Things improved after we pointed it out, but nothing impressive.

Food: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (3/5) • Grilled shrimp: 7/10 – decent. • Wok shrimp: 3/10 – bland, lacked flavor. • Fondant: 7/10 – tastes like a store-bought petit gâteau.

Ambience: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4/5)

Quiet and private. Decent infrastructure, mid-to-high standard, nothing fancy.

Price vs. Quality: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (3/5)

Prices match a mid-to-high-end restaurant, but the overall experience doesn’t fully justify the cost.

📌 Summary: Nice setting, average food, weak service. Might be worth it depending on what you order, but nothing...

Food was average and lacking in execution. Ordered beef Wellington medium and it came well done. Also a t-bone was asked for medium and it came well done, dried out and parts of it charred. There were mosquitoes below the dining table, we asked if there was a repellent and the answer was they didn't have anything. Service was poor, the servers are not very welcoming and friendly and was not presented with drinks menu. The waitress opened up a bottle of mineral water without us asking and put it on the table and poured on our glasses. The waiters keep on disappearing and you have to look and ask for them to...